There are 8 ways to get from Moscow to Saint Petersburg by train, bus, rideshare, plane, subway, taxi, or car
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- Take the train from Leningradsky Railway Terminal to Moskovsky Railway Terminal754А / ...
bestTrain
3h 47m$24–80- Take the bus from Severnye Vorota Bus Terminal to Saint Petersburg Bus Terminal
cheapestBus
10h$16–65- Take the rideshare from Moscow to Saint Petersburg437.4 mi
Rideshare
11h 27m$18- Fly from Moscow Vnukovo (VKO) to Pulkovo (LED)VKO - LED
- Take the subway from Moskovskaya to Nevsky Prospekt
Fly from Moscow Vnukovo, subway
4h 5m$34–284- Take the taxi from Moscow to Saint Petersburg436.1 mi
Taxi
7h 13m$90–110- Drive from Moscow to Saint Petersburg436.1 mi
Drive 436.1 mi
7h 13m$58–83- Fly from Moscow Domodedovo (DME) to Pulkovo (LED)DME - LED
- Take the subway from Moskovskaya to Nevsky Prospekt
Fly from Moscow Domodedovo, subway
4h 29m$34–288- Fly from Moscow Sheremetyevo (SVO) to Pulkovo (LED)SVO - LED
- Take the subway from Moskovskaya to Nevsky Prospekt
Fly from Moscow Sheremetyevo, subway
4h 54m$38–288
Moscow to Saint Petersburg by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Moscow to Saint Petersburg is to rideshare which costs $18 and takes 11h 27m.
The fastest way to get from Moscow to Saint Petersburg is to train which takes 3h 47m and costs $24 - $80.
Yes, there is a direct bus departing from Severnye Vorota Bus Terminal and arriving at Saint Petersburg Bus Terminal. Services depart once daily, and operate every day. The journey takes approximately 10h.
Yes, there is a direct train departing from Leningradsky Railway Terminal and arriving at Moskovsky Railway Terminal. Services depart hourly, and operate every day. The journey takes approximately 3h 47m.
The distance between Moscow and Saint Petersburg is 641 km. The road distance is 701.9 km.
The best way to get from Moscow to Saint Petersburg without a car is to train which takes 3h 47m and costs $24 - $80.
The train from Leningradsky Railway Terminal to Moskovsky Railway Terminal takes 3h 47m including transfers and departs hourly.
Moscow to Saint Petersburg bus services, operated by Avtovokzaly.ru, depart from Severnye Vorota Bus Terminal station.
Moscow to Saint Petersburg train services, operated by Russian Railways (High Speed Trains), depart from Leningradsky Railway Terminal station.
The best way to get from Moscow to Saint Petersburg is to train which takes 3h 47m and costs $24 - $80. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs $16 - $65 and takes 10h.
What companies run services between Moscow, Russia and Saint Petersburg, Russia?
Russian Railways (High Speed Trains) operates a train from Leningradsky Railway Terminal to Moskovsky Railway Terminal hourly. Tickets cost $35–48 and the journey takes 3h 47m. Three other operators also service this route. Alternatively, Avtovokzaly.ru operates a bus from Severnye Vorota Bus Terminal to Saint Petersburg Bus Terminal twice daily. Tickets cost $18–27 and the journey takes 10h. Ecolines also services this route once daily.
- Website
- aeroflot.ru
Flights from Moscow Vnukovo to Pulkovo
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 29m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $30–280
Flights from Moscow Domodedovo to Pulkovo
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 36m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $30–280
- Website
- rusline.aero
Flights from Moscow Vnukovo to Pulkovo
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $30–280
Flights from Moscow Vnukovo to Pulkovo via Tambov
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $60–360
- Website
- s7.ru
Flights from Moscow Domodedovo to Pulkovo
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $30–280
- Website
- alrosa.aero
Flights from Moscow Vnukovo to Pulkovo
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $30–280
- Website
- nordwindairlines.ru
Flights from Moscow Sheremetyevo to Pulkovo
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 32m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $30–280
- Website
- azimuth.aero
Flights from Moscow Vnukovo to Pulkovo
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $30–280
- Website
- utair.ru
Flights from Moscow Vnukovo to Pulkovo
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $30–280
- Website
- uralairlines.ru
Flights from Moscow Domodedovo to Pulkovo
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $30–280
- Website
- belavia.by
Flights from Moscow Domodedovo to Pulkovo via Minsk
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $300–750
- Website
- severstal-avia.ru
Flights from Moscow Sheremetyevo to Pulkovo via Cherepovets
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $35–300
- Phone
- 8 (800) 775-00-00
- Website
- rzd.ru
Train from Leningradsky Railway Terminal to Moskovsky Railway Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 47m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $35–48
- Website
- https://eng.rzd.ru/
- Economy+
- $43–48
- Economy
- $35–45
- Business
- $104–109
- Phone
- 8 (800) 775-00-00
- Website
- eng.rzd.ru
Train from Leningradsky Railway Terminal to Moskovsky Railway Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 11m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $24–40
- Website
- https://eng.rzd.ru/
- 3rd Class (Platzcart)
- $24–35
- 2nd Class (Kupé)
- $27–40
- 1nd Class (SW)
- $80–120
- Phone
- 8 (800) 775-00-00
- Website
- rzd.ru
Train from Leningradsky Railway Terminal to Moskovsky Railway Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 13m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $25–40
- Website
- https://eng.rzd.ru/
- Phone
- 8 800 775 54 53
- Website
- grandtrain.ru
Train from Leningradsky Railway Terminal to Moskovsky Railway Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 56m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $26–80
- Schedules at
- grandtrain.ru
- Coupe
- $26–35
- Business Class
- $55–80
- Grand
- $240–420
- Phone
- 8-800-350-11-55
- info@metro.spb.ru
- Website
- metro.spb.ru
Subway from Moskovskaya to Nevsky Prospekt
- Ave. Duration
- 15 min
- Frequency
- Every 5 minutes
- Estimated price
- $1
- Website
- https://metro.spb.ru/en/
- Schedules at
- https://metro.spb.ru/map.html
- Podorozhnik card
- $1
- Metro token
- $1
- Phone
- 8-800-775-45-73
- Website
- avtovokzaly.ru
Bus from Severnye Vorota Bus Terminal to Saint Petersburg Bus Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 10h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $18–27
- Schedules at
- avtovokzaly.ru
- Phone
- +371 67 214 512
- info@ecolines.lv
- Website
- ecolines.net
Bus from Severnye Vorota Bus Terminal to Saint Petersburg Bus Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 35m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $16–65
- Website
- https://ecolines.net/
- Phone
- +3 318 576 2228
- Website
- blablacar.com
Rideshare from Moscow to Saint Petersburg
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 27m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $18
- Schedules at
- blablacar.com
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 13m
- Estimated price
- $90–110
Yandex Taxi
- Phone
- +7 495 999-99-99
- Website
- taxi.yandex.ru
Maxim
- Phone
- +7 495 505-55-55
- Website
- taximaxim.ru
Citymobil
- Phone
- +7 495 222-22-22
- Website
- city-mobil.ru
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More Questions & Answers
Moscow to Saint Petersburg bus services, operated by Avtovokzaly.ru, arrive at Saint Petersburg Bus Terminal station.
Moscow to Saint Petersburg train services, operated by Russian Railways (High Speed Trains), arrive at Moskovsky Railway Terminal station.
Yes, the driving distance between Moscow to Saint Petersburg is 702 km. It takes approximately 7h 13m to drive from Moscow to Saint Petersburg.
Book your Moscow to Saint Petersburg bus tickets online with Omio.
Check out Blablacar's carpooling service for rideshare options between Moscow and Saint Petersburg. A great option if you don't have a driver's licence or want to avoid public transport.